CheckProof Blog

2024-04-24

If you work with maintenance management within the construction materials industry, predictive and preventive maintenance will be on your radar. Each method is a proactive maintenance practice, yet they can offer distinct advantages and drawbacks, supporting different operational needs and objectives. We break down both maintenance strategies – when they should be applied, how they compare, and what to consider when choosing which maintenance approach suits your business best.

2024-04-17

Larger companies across a variety of industry segments worldwide, tend to rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to manage day-to-day operations. The construction materials industry is no exception, and ERP systems will often form the backbone of how companies manage their supply chain, finances, purchasing, and more. CheckProof offers an external API that enables integrations with ERP systems. Merging data

2024-04-11

In the construction materials industry (or for that matter, any other) effective Quality Control (QC) routines are business critical and adopting digital quality controls can be transformative in maintaining product standards, meeting customer expectations, and ultimately, ensuring business success.

2024-03-26

In the Construction Materials industry, setting up workflow processes for Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) that are effective and easily adopted, is business critical.  Ensuring smooth operations while keeping to stringent safety standards is non-negotiable.

2024-03-15

Preventative maintenance is all about identifying and avoiding defects and deviations before they cause problems and expensive breakdowns. Routines are critical to safe maintenance work. But how can you ensure your operators know the maintenance for every piece of machinery AND that they carried out the checks?

2024-03-07

There is an increased awareness and acceleration within the heavy industries on how ‘Routine Maintenance’ workflows should replace traditional reactive maintenance methods for the upkeep of equipment and the wellbeing of personnel. Routine Maintenance when done well can form the backbone of any well-functioning system, whether it’s a piece of machinery, a vehicle, or even a building.

2024-02-22

Within the Heavy Industry and particularly the Heavy Machinery segment, regulatory compliance is often not just a legal requirement, but a fundamental aspect of sustainable business practices. Whether you’re a manufacturer of heavy machinery or an operator, staying abreast of regulatory requirements is paramount to success. Failure to comply can result in severe consequences ranging from hefty fines to reputational damage and even operational shutdowns.

2024-02-08

The proverb ‘if you fail to prepare, then prepare to fail’, rings especially true when it comes to to the process of Pre-Task Risk Assessment (PTRA). Failure to examine your work environment or equipment before performing a potentially hazardous task can leave you exposed to several things going wrong. In certain industries, the outcome of a missed risk analysis, before undertaking any major work could be grave.

2023-11-22

Setting up SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for crucial tasks is an effective way to ensure safe and consistent work methods across your heavy industry sites. At least if your SOPs are available, relevant, and easy to use for frontline workers – which is, unfortunately, not always the case. This article offers you eight best practices that will help improve SOP compliance by adapting your instructions to suit the people who depend most on them. 

2023-10-27

To keep your frontline workers safe – and prove HSE compliance to external auditors – you need quick access to all required documentation for hazardous tasks. Find out how switching to digital processes will help you save time and improve traceability across your heavy industry sites.